Bill > HR6357

This bill establishes an Office of Public Participation within the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to improve public engagement and transparency in the organization's decision-making processes. The new office will act as a liaison between the public and the TVA, providing information about ongoing proceedings and offering technical assistance. It will be directly hired by the TVA Board and will be responsible for creating a comprehensive public engagement process for the TVA's integrated resource planning (IRP), which must be implemented within one year of the bill's enactment. The bill requires a public comment period starting 100 days before releasing a draft IRP, and mandates that the TVA respond to intervenor discovery requests within 15 days. Additionally, the bill requires the TVA's integrated resource plan to include long-term demand forecasts, transmission investment summaries, diverse resource portfolios, and sensitivity analyses for various factors like fuel costs and environmental regulations. The bill also expands the TVA's least-cost planning program to consider resilience, extreme weather risk, and public health impacts. Ultimately, the legislation aims to make the TVA's planning process more transparent, inclusive, and responsive to public input.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6357/all-info